Tag: Dorset

The 563 Locomotive Group reveals the achievement of a further milestone

Progress is well underway for T3 Class No.563 as the completion of…

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Swanage Railway volunteer Alan Greatbatch retires following 31 years of devoted service

Alan set up the first Swanage Railway Signalling School and also conducted…

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Special “Winter Warm-Up” event at Swanage Railway in early-January

In January the Swanage Railway will hold a special event with steam…

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Full services resume on South Western Railway’s West of England line

After two months of disrupted train services between Salisbury and Exeter St.…

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Falkland’s 40th Anniversary marked with special tour hauled by steam locomotive 45596 Bahamas

The Railway Touring Company's 'The Kentish Belle Armistice Day' steam train tour…

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South Western Railway’s West of England line to resume full timetable

South Western Railway is to resume a full train service between Salisbury…

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Great Dorset Steam Fair will not return in 2023 due to rising costs

The Board of Directors of the Great Dorset Steam Fair event has…

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Major changes to trains west of Salisbury because of long, hot summer

A speed restriction has been imposed west of Salisbury because of the…

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Appeal For Adult Volunteers For Swanage Railway Youth Group

Sygnets youth group has inspired a number of people to develop skills,…

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South Western Railway repaints 57 stations across its network

Many of South Western Railway’s stations are providing benefitting from the latest…

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